U.S. Ebola scares pull focus from Enterovirus D68

October 7, 2014 9:02 PM

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Currently, the United States is in a state of panic surrounding the Ebola virus. Although Ebola is a very serious virus, and West Africa is currently experiencing the largest epidemic to date, Ebola has only been confirmed in one U.S. state, yet the people of the nation are ready to zip up their quarantine suits.

However, there is an epidemic of a different virus moving across the U.S. that is not gaining near as much attention but is covering ground much quicker than the Ebola virus. Under the guise of common cold symptoms, an extremely rare respiratory disease known as Enterovirus D68 has been infecting ch...